As a business owner, you are always looking for opportunities to grow your company. This is why so many in the corporate world strive to expand their reach beyond their home country and get into markets in other countries. This is the primary goal of many companies, but there are so...
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In today's world, it is so easy for somebody to snatch your brilliant ideas and make a fortune off your hard work and genius. This is why it is so important to make sure that your ideas or products are patent protected before you put them out into the world....
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Getting a patent for your idea in Canada is the best way to protect your intellectual rights. It ensures that you have the right to stop anyone from using, making or selling your invention against your will. Patenting your invention means that someone else would need a patent license in...
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What is Patent Licensing? In simple terms, patent licensing involves the licensor giving up the right to their intellectual property to a licensee in exchange for some form of financial return. This is usually done for a predetermined period of time. There are a number of ways in which you can...
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If you are an inventor or engineer looking to get a patent on a new invention or product, then you will eventually have to submit a patent draft. This is an application that gives a governing body (which in Canada is the Canadian Intellectual Property Office) the detailed specifics about...
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Patenting is about creating Intellectual Property assets. Like any other asset, IP assets can be sold, leased, rented – or, in proper form – licensed. One of the possible goals of the patenting process is the licensing of the patent. A patent license is an agreement between the patent owner and...
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Freedom to Operate (FTO) is, in essence, the freedom to commercialize your invention in a marketplace without the fear of infringing on a third party’s patent. To determine whether your product has FTO you must first conduct an FTO Search. FTO Searches go by a few different names, such as a patent...
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Patents are large commodities that are held by businesses, groups, or individuals and should be treated as such. Additionally, patents can be one of the largest indicators of a company's value, so managing them is something that every company should take into consideration. While patents may be seen as simply the...
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Hi everyone. We hope you and yours are staying safe and healthy. We want to take this moment to share a quick update about our response to the COVID-19 situation. While the current global pandemic exposes us all to unique challenges, disrupting the very core of our society in terms of...
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To successfully complete the patent application process, many inventors work with intellectual property attorneys in order to perform searches for existing, relevant patents. This allows inventors to safely research and develop specific products and services without possibly creating something that already has been patented previously. Though patent searches are a critical...
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